The people that make it happen...
Project Team
Project Director
Prof Sergei TuritsynDirector of the Institute of Photonics Technologies
Project Manager
Dr Valentina Barkerv.barker@aston.ac.uk
Tel: +44(0)7501154789
Project Co-ordinator
Janet Hallj.hull1@aston.ac.uk
Tel: +44(0)1212043936
Project Administrator for Business Engagement
Gosia Dzierdzikowskag.dzierdzikowska@aston.ac.uk
Tel. +44(0)1212043872
Materials Research Staff
Prof Paul Topham
Professor of Polymer Science Director of the Aston Institute of Materials Research (AIMR)Prof. Topham’s research focuses on the synthesis, development and application of well-defined polymer systems, including “smart” polymers, biocompatible and biodegradable materials and tethered polymer brushes.
Dr Laura Leslie
Senior Lecturer Reader in Materials PhysicsDr Martin has expertise in the design of bio-active glasses for biological applications
Dr Richard Martin
Senior Lecturer Reader in Materials PhysicsDr Martin has expertise in the design of bio-active glasses for biological applications.
Dr Yuqing Zhang
Deputy Director, Research Lecturer in Engineering Systems & ManagementDr Zhang is leading functional infrastructural material research at AIMR. His research is focused on durable, renewable and intelligent transport infrastructures and materials.
Payal Baheti
Ms Baheti holds a PhD in Sustainable Polymer Chemistry and is specialized in the synthesis and characterization of biopolymers using supercritical carbon dioxide technology.At Aston University via ETICC, she supports SMEs with materials science related research and development activities.
Photonics Research Staff
Prof Michael (Misha) Sumetsky,
Senior LecturerProf Sumetsky has research interest in on areas included quantum mechanics, solids and electromagnetics, optics of microresonators and nanophotonics.
Professor Edik Rafailov
Senior Research FellowProf Rafailov has research interests in photonics, nanoscience, optoelectronics and biomedical photonics.
Dr Stylianos Sygletos
Senior Research FellowDr Sergey Sergeyev
Senior Research FellowDr Sergeyev’s reaserch interests include: comb lasers, comb laser-based LIDAR technologies, rogue waves, polarisation phenomena in fibre optics, fibre optic amplifiers and lasers.
Dr Elena Turitsyna
Senior LecturerDr Turitsyna has expertise in numerical modelling of fibre Brag gratings and in modelling fibre lasers systems.
Dr Oleksiy (Alex) Rozhin
Senior Lecturer (nanotechnology)Dr Rozhin’s research background is in advanced materials science, engineering and applied physics.
Dr Hani Kbashi
Research FellowDr Kbashi current research interests include: Fibre optic amplifier and laser; Ultrashort mode-locked fibre laser; Optical Rogue waves; Optical nonlinear dynamics.
Mohammed Choudhury
Research AssistantDr David Benton,
Research FellowDr Benton has research interests in free space optical comms, spectroscopy, quantum, cryptography, RF-Photonics
Dr Adenowo Gbadebo
RADR Gbadebo has expertise in fibre brag grating fabrication, sensors, electronics and software development for remote control.
Dr Vladimir Osipov
RADr Osipov’s research focuses on micro-optics design, 3D laser direct writing, UV nanoimprinting.